Geograph Britain and IrelandLatest Images by David Watsonhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/
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text/html2008-10-19T16:14:46+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.546767 -2.008413SD9905 : Ammon Wrigley statuehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1012536
This statue commemorates Ammon Wrigley (1861-1946)who was a famous Saddleworth dialect poet. He lived and died "on the cold grey hills of Saddleworth". The statue was unveiiled in 1991 at the time of the Saddleworth Festival of Arts.text/html2008-10-19T15:58:56+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.539306 -2.011128SD9904 : Greenfield Marinahttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1012509
This new marina on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has been provided as a pre-condition for the building of a new Tesco supermarket.text/html2008-10-19T15:54:12+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.539306 -2.010675SD9904 : Marina lift bridgehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1012497
This is the lift bridge between the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the new marina.text/html2008-10-19T15:45:47+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.537508 -2.011429SD9904 : Camouflaged electricity sub-stationhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1012480
This building, on the edge of a Wimpey housing estate, is designed to look like the other houses. The fence is the give-away.text/html2008-10-16T18:48:45+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.537868 -2.010825SD9904 : Old Tollbooth Greenfieldhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1008780
text/html2008-09-25T16:24:03+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.699700 -2.105381SD9322 : Rochdale Canal Weirhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/979053
This is an original weir which carries excess water from the canal to the nearby river. When in operation, there is a raised walkway for pedestrians on the towpath.text/html2008-09-25T16:12:23+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.710937 -2.102531SD9323 : Get your kicks on Route 66http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/979033
This is where the Sustrans National Cycle Route 66 crosses the Rochdale Canal.text/html2008-09-25T16:07:11+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.710577 -2.103136SD9323 : National Cycle Network sculpturehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/979022
The National Cycle Network features the country's largest collection of public art. This item, which depicts the nearby Dobroyd Viaduct, is situated where NCN Route 66 crosses the Rochdale Canal.text/html2008-09-25T15:59:16+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.704824 -2.103879SD9323 : Pennine Ginnelhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/979004
This is a typical pennine ginnel (or snicket).text/html2008-09-25T15:40:25+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.710066 -2.062987SD9523 : Mankinholes Methodist Church Burial Groundhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/978953
The church itself closed in 1979.text/html2008-09-25T15:32:57+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.707191 -2.061165SD9623 : Mankinholes Millennium Sculpturehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/978943
This modern sculpture commemorates the millennium. The subjectmatter is entirely appropriate for this location which has many more sheep than people.text/html2008-09-03T17:01:44+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.548385 -2.006150SD9905 : Uppermill Libraryhttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/948649
text/html2008-09-03T14:22:15+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.544519 -2.009620SD9905 : Flat turnpike milestonehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/948423
This milestone, on the Oldham to Stanage Turnpike, is unusual in that it is only two-dimensional, presumably because the carriageway is too close to allow it to stick out.text/html2007-11-28T07:13:22+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.490390 -2.068688SJ9599 : Stamford Park, Ashton.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/622119
This is a traditional kiosk by the boating lake in the park.text/html2007-11-28T07:09:42+00:00http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/18358David Watson53.493444 -2.072160SJ9599 : Tameside Hospital A&Ehttp://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/622118
This is the A&E entrance.